Residence Masone

This place is a gem. The studio in very cozy. The lady that attended to us is great very accommodating. The place is within walking distance of numerous pubs and restaurants. The shopping district is nearby. Our only regret was that we didn’t stay longer. We’re looking forward to return and spent more time. We highly recommend Residence Masone!!!!

It's important to know this is not a conventional hotel or bed & breakfast, in fact, there's no catering here, and no reception desk. It's a set of small serviced apartments, with oven, stove, microwave, kettle and even a washing machine in the rooms. If that's what you want, this is a charming place to stay. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and Google Translate made up for our limited overlap in languages! It's on a little back street, convenient walking distance from the city centre, restaurants, cafes etc. And just around the corner is the Largo Garibaldi bus stop, from where you can easily get to other places, like the train station. There were drinks in the fridge, and fresh fruit on the table. If you don't want to be eating out for every meal, this is all great! Any negatives? Well, I was one floor up on the street side, and there was quite a lot of noise at times when the windows were open,.. children yelling in the afternoon, car doors slamming in the early morning. It's not a busy street, far from it, but that makes individual noises more noticeable. I suspect the back rooms, or the ones higher up, would suffer less from this, and when the windows *were* shut, the sound-proofing was good. And the bathroom was a bit cramped, but it all worked fine, and it's just a side-effect of the slightly eccentric architecture. Lastly, the internet connection was often painfully slow. These were the only things that stopped me from giving it 5 stars. But, all in all, I enjoyed my stay and the location is very good.

We stayed at Residence Masone in July 2016. We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the accommodation. Our hosts were very friendly and most helpful. Not easy to find on foot but a taxi took us to the door